Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman [2019] NSWSC 530

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman [2019] NSWSC 530 Hearing dates: 9 Nov 2018, 7 Feb 2019; final written submissions 7 March 2019 Decision date: 13 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Robb J Decision: As per [218], direct the applicant to correspond with my Associate in order to arrange for an appropriate time for this matter to be relisted. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — What can and should the Court do, where a plaintiff with a proper claim is prevented from proceeding by the death of a defendant, and the failure of persons interested in the estate to obtain a formal grant of representation, or to consent to an order that they represent the estate

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — Effect of UCPR r 7.10(2) – Appointing representative to a deceased estate or continuing proceedings against deceased without a representative under this statute

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — Whether judgment can only be entered against a living party — Does it matter whether in rem or in personam orders are sought Legislation Cited: Administration of Estates Act 1925 (UK) Chancery Procedure Act, 15 & 16 Vic c 86 (UK) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Rules (UK) Equity Act 1880 (NSW) Equity Act 1901 (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Proceedings Against Estates Act 1970 (UK) Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Cases Cited: Andrews v Hogan (1952) 86 CLR 223; [1952] HCA 37 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Estate of Balding (2016) 51 VR 137; [2016] VSC 728 Baker-Crooks v Separovich [2017] NSWSC 708; (2017) 18 BPR 36,975 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v The Estate of McLean [2018] VSC 215 Colquhoun v Graffione (2000) 97 FCR 376; [2000] FCA 325 Deveigne v Askar (2007) 69 NSWLR 327; [2007] NSWCA 45 Duke v Davis [1893] 2 QB 260 Ellis v Wadeson [1899] 1 QB 714 Ex parte the Public Trustee (1951) 51 SR (NSW) 345 Foy v Public Trustee (1942) 42 SR (NSW) 209 GEL Custodians Pty Ltd v The Estate of the late Geoffrey Francis Wells [2013] NSWSC 973 Gibson v Wills (1856) 21 Beav 620; (1856) 52 ER 999 Green v Green (No 4024 of 1981) (Hodgson J) (unreported) Green v Green (1989) 17 NSWLR 343 Greenway v McKay (1911) 12 CLR 310; [1911] HCA 25 Government Insurance Office (NSW) v Johnson [1981] 2 NSWLR 617 Hewitt v Gardner [2009] NSWSC 705 Hewitt v Gardner [2009] NSWSC 1107 In re Amirteymour [1979] 1 WLR 63 In re Shephard; Atkins v Shephard (1889) 43 Ch D 131 In the Estate of Coe [2013] NSWSC 968 Ivanovski v Perdacher [2009] NSWSC 913 Lean v Alston [1947] 1 KB 467 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 480 Manchester Corporation v Connolly [1970] Ch 420 Millburn-Snell v Evans [2012] 1 WLR 41 Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v The Public Trustee (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 546 Piggott v Aulton (dec'd) [2003] RTR 540 Porters v Cessnock City Council [2005] NSWSC 1275; (2005) 12 BPR 23,209 Re Broughton (1902) 19 WN (NSW) 69 Re Simpson [1936] P 40 Steinecke v Wayne [2011] NSWSC 428 Talacko v Talacko (2015) 305 FLR 353 Vukic v Grbin [2006] NSWSC 41 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont and K F Mackie, Law of Succession (2nd ed, 2017, LexisNexis Butterworths) John Ross Martyn and Nicholas Caddick QC, Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks: Executors, Administrators and Probate (20th ed Williams and 8th ed Mortimer, 2013, Sweet & Maxwell) Richie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Sir Geoffrey Vos (ed), The White Book Service 2019 (2019, Sweet & Maxwell), Vol 1 Sydney Edward Williams and Frank Guthrie-Smith, Daniell's Chancery Practice (8th ed, 1914, Stevens and Sons Ltd), Vol 1 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bayside Council (applicant) Aleksa Subeski (first respondent) Iced Air Mkd Pty Ltd (second respondent) Jovan Gligorov (third respondent) Jovan Pty Ltd (fourth respondent) Dianne Holden (fifth respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Moses SC/J Alderson (applicant) Ex parte (respondents)